17 February 2011
Bestway rewards performance to staff and suppliers
Bestway Wholesale Group held the annual Bestway Performance Awards ceremony this week to recognise the contribution made to the group by both its staff and suppliers during 2010. The awards were held at the prestigious Chancery Court Hotel in London.
The awards, with over £20,000 in prize money, are held annually and are open to all of the 5000 staff across the Bestway group. There are fourteen awards made to staff and two to suppliers recognising outstanding performance and achievement across all areas of the business.
Members of staff, including managers across the group, vote for colleagues who, in their eyes, have achieved the best results leading to an improvement in their all round performance and in the way the business is run. Suppliers to the group also contribute their votes.
For the two supplier awards, Bestway and Batley management teams and staff operating in all branches across England, Scotland and Wales nominate suppliers who have demonstrated the best attitude, support and service levels and demonstrated an innovative approach in managing the business relationship.
The top awards for 2010 went to:
Overall manager of the year
Fida Hussain of Bestway, Swansea. £2000, trophy and certificate
Overall branch of the year
Batleys, Glasgow collected by manager David Livingstone, £3000 to the branch staff, trophy and certificate
Most innovative supplier of the year
Cadbury UK. £1500, trophy and certificate, collected by John Campbell, national accounts manager and Gareth Lewis Jones, accounts manager
Supplier of the year
Coca Cola Enterprises. £2500, trophy and certificate, collected by Stuart Griggs, business development manager and Andy Jones, shopping marketing controller.
Zameer Choudrey, chief executive of the Bestway group said, "These awards have gained a reputation in our industry for recognising professionalism across the entire business. Our staff is our backbone, and throughout the group, everyone continues to work hard, and some - those whose success we celebrate tonight - deserve special recognition. All our staff ensure that our customers always consider Bestway as the number one, where it matters, for choice, price and for service. We congratulate them.
"We are delighted to be presenting sixteen awards, this proves to me the importance and contribution that the Bestway group plays as one of the most significant private company's in this country in food wholesaling.
"Our suppliers are as important to the success of our business as are our own people - each group working together as a successful partnership to deliver what our customers want, which in turn endorses what the Bestway group stands for - building business for the independents."
Full list of awards
| Head office employee of the year | Rohit Depala, IT department |
|---|---|
| Head office department of the year | Human Resources (Bestway) |
| White Pearl branch of the year | Exeter (Bestway) |
| Best in branch of the year | Gillingham (Batleys) |
| Catering branch of the year | Doncaster (Batleys) |
| Catering Special Achievers Award | Plymouth (Bestway) |
| Bestway Manager of the year | Wajid Alam (Nuneaton) |
| Batleys Manager of the year | Paul Rabone (Birmingham) |
| Overall Manager of the year | Fida Hussain (Swansea Bestway) |
| Bestway branch of the year | Darwen |
| Batleys branch of the year | Southampton |
| Overall branch of the year | Glasgow (Batleys) |
| Directors Special Awards | Miss Adina Bejenaru, commercial manager, accounts department Mr Zahir Fazaldin, building and services manager, property and maintenance department |
| Most innovative supplier of the year | Cadbury UK |
| Supplier of the year | Coca Cola Enterprises |
The 300 guests at the awards ceremony were entertained after dinner by Simon Evans, comedian and writer of choice to many top comedians and the big comedy TV shows.
Bestway thank the many sponsors that have taken part and in particular Constellation Wines.